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Beforehand, I thought Kent State should win this game. It was the first time in the two years Starkey has been coach that they have lost a game I expected them to win. They've lost plenty of games, but the losses have been in toss-up games or against clearly better teams.

In his postgame interview, Starkey sounded very frustrated with turnovers and his team's inconsistency in play and effort.

At 2-4, the Flashes are tied with BG and Miami for third in the MAC East and have a worse overall record than both of those teams. Buffalo is first at 5-1, Ohio second at 3-3.

Division play really nothing except a trophy. Seeding in the MAC Tournament is done by overall MAC record. 2-4 is tied with four other teams for eighth best in the conference. Eighth is the bottom seed for a home tournament game.

KSU plays Ball State, which started the season 12-0, on Saturday. Ball State lost its second straight Wednesday to Toledo and is 15-3 and 3-3 in the conference. After KSU plays Ball State, it travels to Toledo (12-5, 4-2). The Flashes could easily be 2-6 in a week.

The solution is pretty clear: Fewer turnovers, more consistent scoring. I have no idea how likely that is. I don't think Starkey does, either.